I listened to my iTunes a lot this summer and I wanted to share my favorite music this summer…
1. My number one favorite new musical discovery and listen this summer was: The Adrian Hibbs Project
Gosh I love this guy's music. I "discovered" him on Block Island where this summer he played at the Spring House bar on Friday nights. . But he used to live in Brooklyn and was a regular at the now defunct Black Betty in Williamsburg. In the winter he lives in New Orleans where he performs regularly. The Adrian Hibbs project only has a four song EP (available at CD Baby) But I love it. Especially the song: "Compromise."
2. My number two favorite listen this summer was:
Schumann: The Songs of Robert Schumann, Vol. 07 – Dorothea Röschmann & Ian Bostridge
The Myrthen songs by Robert Schumann are so beautiful they make your heart ache. This was a CD I got from my dad.
3. My number three favorite listen this summer was:
Beautiful singing and pared down arrangements on a group of poetic and powerful songs.
4. My number four favorite listen this summer was:
This 53-year-old Argentinean composer has written soundtracks for "Brokeback Mountain," "Che," and "The Motorcycle Diaries." His music is a fusion of traditional Latin and ambient music.
5. My number five favorite listen this summer was:
The Rolling Stones Let It Bleed
What can I say. It's a chillingly awesome record.
Special Mention: One of my favorite songs was "Don't Forget Me" sung by Neko Case on her new album Middle Cyclone (another favorite album of the summer. The song is by Harry Nillsson.
Let It Bleed has the best rock song of all time on it, Gimme Shelter. I think that the strongest song from Middle Cyclone is People Got A Lotta Nerve; at least it’s my favorite.